Corporate environmentalism in the hotel sector: Evidence of drivers and barriers in Penang, Malaysia

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 680-699

  Kasim, Azilah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Corporate environmentalism; Developing countries; Drivers; Hotel sector

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTALISM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOURISM;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; PENANG; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 37049022599     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jost575.0     Document Type: Article

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